Review analysis

Amazon.com review summary for Apple Studio Display

alaTest has collected and analyzed 45 user reviews of Apple Studio Display from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.1/5 for other Monitors on Amazon.com.

Apple Studio Display

Review: Apple products are typically more expensive than comparable peripherals from other companies, but the $999 17-inch Studio Display meets the competition head-on. For those who have new Power Macs with an ADC slot, the Studio Display is clearly...

Brilliant, sharp picture; quick setup

Mac-compatible only; proprietary connection excludes older Macs

The Studio Display is a superlative LCD with a great price. If your Mac supports the proprietary connection scheme, buy it.

Apple Studio Display

Finally found what I want/need

Searched high and low before finding what I was avoiding -- the $700 Apple Studio display. All others pale in comparison; text quality excellent, image quality superb, aesthetics beautiful. Skip the long search and buy

"Finally found what I want/need"

Searched high and low before finding what I was avoiding -- the $700 Apple Studio display. All others pale in comparison; text quality excellent, image quality superb, aesthetics beautiful. Skip the long search and buy.

"A superb buy for later model Macs"

When compared to the other LCD monitors connected to computers in our home, the Studio Display stands alone for clarity, quality, ease of set-up and colour correctness. Text displays clearly, everything about it works well out of the box. Even the packagi

Only wish I could attach it to the PCs in the house, it would be a great improvement.

"Good product, some problems, bad service"

Beautiful to look at, great 20 inch screen, size makes working with graphics programs more efficient.

Dead pixels and poor service. If you are considering purchasing this product, please buy it from an Apple store (not the online store) and have them plug it in to make sure there are no dead pixels. The first issue I had was incompatibility with my older

Good product, some problems, bad service

Beautiful to look at, great 20 inch screen, size makes working with graphics programs more efficient

Dead pixels and poor service. If you are considering purchasing this product, please buy it from an Apple store (not the online store) and have them plug it in to make sure there are no dead pixels. The first issue I had was incompatibility with my older

"Great monitor -perfect for Photoshop"

Product Specifications

With a large virtual workspace and superior image quality, the 17-inch Apple Studio Display is an outstanding display for creative professionals who demand exceptional performance in an elegant, slim design.The Apple Studio Display features a screen resolution of 1280 by 1024 pixels. That's equivalent to the virtual workspace typically selected on a 21-inch CRT monitor, enough to view a large document and work comfortably without having to scroll around or toggle between windows. But the comparison to a CRT display ends there. Using its all-digital technology, the Apple Studio Display produces a superior image, it's sharp and flicker-free, with extraordinary brightness and contrast. And the slim desktop footprint, minimal power consumption, and superb system integration make it the perfect complement to your Power Mac G4 system.The Apple Studio Display takes full advantage of the digital output of the Power Mac G4 system to deliver distortion-free images from edge to edge all the time. No adjustments are ever needed. Graphic artists will appreciate that the Apple Studio Display delivers a full 16.7 million colors in a wide color gamut. In addition, its wide viewing angle technology maintains color fidelity even when viewing off-axis. Video artists will enjoy the ultrafast pixel response when working in Final Cut Pro, iMovie, or iDVD. No matter what the task, the Apple Studio Display is the superior display solution for the demanding creative professional.Setting up the Apple Studio Display is a snap, thanks to the Apple Display Connector (ADC). A single cable carries the digital graphics, power, and USB signals to the display, which dramatically reduces the number of cables cluttering your desktop. And the built-in two-port USB hub is convenient for connecting desktop peripherals. As with all Apple displays, integration with the Power Mac G4 system is superb, and the result is pure simplicity.The Apple Studio Display gives you just what you're looking for - stunningly sharp text and graphics, and a workspace large enough to display your ideas to perfection. A unique hinge design lets you effortlessly adjust the screen to your preferred viewing angle. And when using Mac OS X and its Aqua interface, your screen comes to life with color, translucence, and fluid motion.